BANJUL: Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia, the West African nation’s leader said late Friday, setting off a frantic search and rescue operation.At least 102 survivors have been rescued and seven bodies recovered from the boat that capsized on New Year’s Eve in northwest Gambia’s North Bank region, Gambian President Adama Barrow said in a state broadcast.The emergency services were joined by local fishermen and other volunteers in searching for the victims, days after Wednesday’s incident near the village of J

Seven bodies were recovered and 96 people rescued after an overcrowded boat carrying migrants capsized overnight off Gambia’s Atlantic coast, the...

Gambian authorities say 96 people rescued after boat capsizes along popular West African migration route.